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ABOUT ELIZABETH

Elizabeth Dillow is a professional photographer, author, scrapbooker, and blogger living in Louisiana, with her husband, three daughters, and 7-year-old Australian Kelpie rescue dog. She's had a camera in her hand since 1974—there is photographic proof, even though she was holding the camera upside down—and can't remember a time where she wasn't documenting family, friends, and daily life. She takes a camera with her everywhere—right side up these days, fortunately—secretly believing it to be just as important as any attached appendage.

Elizabeth is a frequent instructor at Big Picture Classes, the author of the print book The Scrapbooker's Almanac, and most recently the author of the eBook Meaningful Minis: How to make little scrapbook albums with lots of heart.

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FAVORITE QUOTE

"Everything she learned became part of herself, to be used over and over in new adventures."

—KATE SEREDY

ELIZABETH ANSWERS THE FIVE W's

Who are you?

Wife, mama, daughter, sister, friend, music lover, avid reader, sports fan, dog-walker, indentured taxi driver, laundress (this is becoming decidedly less glamorous as the list goes on).

What do you believe with all of your heart?

People matter.

When did you get your start?

With a camera in 1974; with "scrapbooking" ephemera in 1978; with an SLR in 1990; with modern scrapbooking in 2003; with a DSLR in 2004; with a blog in 2005; with Big Picture Classes in 2006.

Where is your favorite place on earth?

With my family, on an adventure.

Why do you love your life?

It's chaotic, creative, and stunningly practical all at the same time.

How do you do everything you do?

Regularly failing to get the recommended 8 hours of sleep per night—and strategic use of laundry baskets as organization tools.